Storm Update: Mexico Officials Keep Wary Eye on Pacific Hurricane Carlos Associated Press
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East Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook - This product is updated at approximately 5 AM, 11 AM, 5 PM, and 11 PM PDT from May 15 to November 30. (NOAA/National Hurricane Center)

Update: Carlos Weakens from Hurricane to Tropical Storm in Pacific (Associated Press)

Officials are keeping a close watch on Hurricane Carlos as it spins off the shore of Mexico's southwestern coast, brushing by fishing villages, port cities and tourist resorts.

Civil Protection officials in Michoacan, the next state in Carlos' sights after it battered the shoreline of neighboring Guerrero, warned of heavy rain and possible hail. Waves were forecast to reach nearly 15 feet (4.5 meters).



Farther to the north in Jalisco state, home to the resort city of Puerto Vallarta, officials were inspecting coastal areas and preparations ahead of rains predicted for Tuesday, but ports, schools and airports remained open.

Tuesday morning, Carlos was centered about 115 miles (185 kilometers) south of Manzanillo with top sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm was moving west-northwest at about 6 mph (9 kph).



The center predicted Carlos would lose strength and become a tropical storm by Wednesday and that it could turn to the north-northwest Wednesday morning.

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